The night was as dark as a black curtain, pressing over the entire capital.

That night, some people were roughly pulled out of their beds, while others had such sweet dreams until dawn. Whether they experienced the noise or enjoyed the tranquility, everyone faced the growing light of the sky.

As soon as the daylight dawned and the city gate opened, several fast horses galloped out of the city gate. The dust on the official road was flying as they galloped away into the distance. Moreover, at this moment, there were fast horses galloping away.

There is more than one exit gate.

On a hidden hillside, there is a cage of overgrown weeds. After carefully pushing aside the weeds, you can see a huge gap in a stone, which is just big enough for a person to lie down and sleep. ??

Moreover, from this position, one can have a clear view of the official road down the hillside through the gaps in the weeds. Muda was lying inside, resting all night. Muda twisted his body casually, and there was a sensation all over his body.

There was a sound of bones exploding.

Looking at the several fast horses galloping by on the official road, Muda showed a long-lost sincere smile on his face. Without any movement, he continued to lie there until the sun was about to set. He was careful not to change the clutter.

The slightest bit of grass comes out of the stone.

Twisting a few times on his chin and under his ears, his appearance changed with the pulling of the muscles, from a rich, white and pampered butler of the Hou Mansion to a dark, rough, yellow and thin body. Muda put on the clothes he had prepared and held

Lu Yin walked into the capital step by step.

There wasn't much commotion here in the capital, and there were no more guards at the city gate, just more checks.

"Where did you come from? Going to Beijing to work for a job?"

Facing the guard's interrogation, my mother was very nervous, and even couldn't even speak clearly. She ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. She just held a copy of Luyin in front of her chest.

The guards didn't react to Muda's nervousness. It's normal for an old man who rarely goes out to be afraid of him. If Muda remained calm and calm when facing these guards, then they would wonder if the old man was

has a problem.

"Are you from Liyang?"

"Yes, yes, little old man," Muda was about to say what he had prepared, but the guard had no patience to listen to what he said and directly waved his hand to interrupt him. This was exactly what Muda wanted, and he made

He looked scared and quickly closed his mouth.

"What are you doing in the capital?" the guard asked again.

"Look, find someone to find my nephew. He is in the south." Muda wanted to tell the guard his address clearly.

However, the guard had to interrogate how many people entering the city in a day. He was already exhausted when he arrived at Muda. He waved his hand and said to him nonchalantly: "Go in."

Every day, people come to the capital to look for relatives, ranging from a thousand to eight hundred. How can the guards interrogate them all? They can only ask roughly. Seeing that there is nothing unusual in Muda's movements, they let him in.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. The moment Muda walked through the city gate, a confident smile appeared on his old face.

After informing Lao Zhu about the news through Zhu Biao, Han Du stopped taking care of it. Judging from Mao Xiang's actions, Lao Zhu's current mood may not be very good.

As the initiator of Lao Zhu's bad mood, Han Du decided to stay at home and watch over An Qing and his son, without going anywhere. Even if Lao Zhu was asked to accuse him, An Qing and his grandson would be able to help him to some extent.

Some firepower.

After hiding at home for a few days, Han Du did not see Lao Zhu who was raising troops to question him, but he saw Zhu Biao with a worried face.

As soon as Zhu Biao arrived, he picked up Han Du and left without saying a word.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do?" Han Du didn't understand what happened to Zhu Biao? Did he encounter another difficulty? But Zhu Ping's matter was over, and he didn't hear what Lao Zhu was going to do to him.

It should be fine.

Zhu Biao turned around and said to Han Du, "Let's go quickly. The second brother had a quarrel with his father today. Now the father is angry and threatens to expel the second brother."

"The King of Qin expelled his nobles? Isn't this a good thing that pleases people?" Han Du said subconsciously. What Zhu Ping did in Xi'an was really unreasonable. He taxed the people of the Ming Dynasty and forced so many people to sell their sons and daughters and lose their fortunes. But this

Even though they were all pretty good, he was so cruel to the eighteen Tufan tribesmen. He caught pregnant women, kidnapped young girls, and castrated young boys. It could be said that he did not regard these Tufans as human beings at all.

This made Lao Zhu's efforts to appease the Eighteen Tufan tribes instantly vanish into thin air, making Lao Zhu furious.

However, from Han Du's point of view, although he felt that Zhu Xi was a bit ruthless, he must have a different heart if he is not from my race. Han Du did not regard these Tufan people as his own, and it was impossible to compare them with the Ming Dynasty.

All people are treated equally.

According to incomplete statistics, the Ming Dynasty now has a population of nearly 10 million households. With so many of its own people unable to take care of it, Han Du has no intention of taking care of outsiders. Regarding these natives, Han Du's attitude is that he must either surrender or

die.

Now that I surrender, what's the point?

I will bear all the sins. If I can't bear it and want to resist, that's good. Leave the land but not the people. Anyway, the land is what Handu values. As for the soil above, it would be better if it is gone. The people of the Ming Dynasty can take advantage of it.

past.

Even in Nanyang, Handu implemented this method. They established a governor's palace and retained garrison troops, and all the people who had been exiled by the Ming Dynasty rushed to farm the land. Of course, they did not farm the land themselves, but let them manage the indigenous farming land of Nanyang.

.Part of the income obtained was used for their own use, and part was used by them to trade with the Governor's Mansion.

The more people leave the Ming Dynasty, the stronger their attachment to the Ming Dynasty will become as time goes by. If they cannot return to the Ming Dynasty, they have no choice but to buy various things from the Ming Dynasty to comfort their homesickness.

For Han Du's set of operating procedures, the thirty-three governors of Nanyang were in full support. The governors first led their troops to attack everywhere, plundered the natives, and collected a large amount of wealth. Then they exiled the imperial court.

The people settled down, gave them land, sold it to the natives, and let them use iron whips and steel knives to drive the natives to work hard.

Although robbing the natives is a hugely profitable business, it is also just a one-time deal. If the natives are not driven to produce and work, where will the money for these governors' annual tribute to Lao Zhu come from?

Han Du, whose thoughts were wandering, just came back to his senses when he saw Zhu Biao looking at him with a dissatisfied face. He suddenly realized that he was speaking too bluntly, and Han Du smiled embarrassedly.

"Although King Qin made a mistake this time, hasn't he already made amends to the people? This crime is not worthy of death. Isn't it too unfair to King Qin to be expelled like this?" Zhu Biao seemed to have no idea of ​​a way to persuade Lao Zhu.

, so I thought of persuading Han Du first.

However, Han Du didn't care much about this at all. Whether King Qin was deposed by Lao Zhu or not, what did it have to do with Han Du?

I'm not familiar with him~

Seeing Zhu Biao looking at him eagerly, Han Du couldn't keep silent. He laughed twice and asked with some confusion: "What the emperor wants to do with King Qin? That is the emperor's business. What should I do?"

Doesn’t it matter?”

Zhu Biao didn't agree with Han Du's words, "Why doesn't it matter? Don't I regard you as my arm? I don't want my second brother to be expelled, shouldn't you stand up and dissuade my father?"

After being pulled by Zhu Biao, Han Du stood motionless and looked at Zhu Biao steadily.

"Your Highness, sometimes you are too kind." Han Du originally wanted to tell Zhu Biao not to be too kind, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them out.

He had no choice but to change the topic and said: "If you care too much about King Qin, I'm afraid it may not be a good thing for him."

"Why? Brothers, friends, and brothers treat each other with sincerity, and they treat the emperor's brothers with sincerity. What's the problem?" Zhu Biao asked Han Du in confusion.

Han Du looked at Zhu Biao blankly, intending to explain to him what it meant that the royal family had no family ties, and what it meant that the throne was forged with the flesh and blood of brothers. However, he was afraid that if Lao Zhu found out, he would beat him to death, so in the end Han Du chose

fell silent.

Seeing that Han Du had nothing to say, Zhu Biao didn't think too much. He pulled him away and said, "Let's go. Go help Gu and persuade his second brother. Let him admit his mistake to his father and keep his life."

title."

Zhu Biao couldn't help but Han Du took him to the East Palace. After rejecting the others, only Han Du, Zhu Biao and Zhu Feng were left in the entire palace.

The room was so quiet that one could hear needles dropping. Zhu Biao looked at Han Du several times, but Han Du pretended not to notice.

It's not that Han Du didn't help Zhu Biao, it was just that Han Du didn't know how to help in this matter.

And Zhu Xiang's indifferent look made Zhu Biao even more angry.

With no other choice, Zhu Biao had no choice but to speak first: "Second brother, my father's words about expelling you were just words of anger. Just go and admit your mistake to your father, and this matter will be over."

"We're not going." Faced with Zhu Biao's earnest advice, Zhu Xi could only say these three cold words.

It stands to reason that Zhu Biao should be angry, should be angry, and should ignore this idiot brother. But after all, Zhu Biao is kind-hearted and does not want to see Zhu Ping be demoted to a commoner. Seeing that he could not persuade Zhu Ping, he had to turn his attention to

On Han Du.

Han Du chuckled dryly, spread his hands and asked in confusion: "Your Highness, what exactly happened? I am confused and don't know anything."

Zhu Biao looked back at Zhu Xi and saw that he looked indifferent. This time he explained carefully to Han Du: "This time, because you proposed compensation to appease the people, my father had never thought about how to punish Er.

younger brother."

After saying that, he looked back at Zhu Xi.

Zhu Fang seemed to know what Zhu Biao would say next, he snorted and turned his head to the other side.

Zhu Biao had no choice but to continue: "But the death penalty can be avoided, and the life penalty can be avoided."

There is no escaping the crime. My father was going to scold him and let him remember it for a long time. Just when my father mentioned that he had killed the Tufan people and ruined my father's plan to appease him, he actually contradicted him."

When Han Du heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Xi. This guy was very courageous, even his father dared to contradict him. To be honest, when Han Du saw Lao Zhu, he was in a trance and saw that Lao Zhu was

He is always opening his mouth with blood.

"My father was so angry that he wanted to demote his second brother to a commoner." Zhu Biao said helplessly. Looking at him, it was obvious that he had tried to persuade Lao Zhu, but it must have had no effect, so he thought

He came to persuade Zhu Xi. And judging from the situation when he brought Han Du here, it was obvious that Zhu Xi didn't listen to him either.

"Just be demoted. It would be better if we were demoted to common people. Then I can do whatever I want without having to look at anyone's face." Zhu Ping cursed loudly.

From his tone, Han Du could feel that these were childish words.

Han Du shook his head and refuted Zhu Xi's words, "The King of Qin is wrong. Common people cannot do whatever they want. In this world, the most restricted people are the common people."

Zhu Xi's words just now were just his angry words. Of course he knew that once he was demoted to a commoner, he would have nothing. But if he wanted to bow his head and admit his mistake, he couldn't swallow the breath in his heart.

With a bit of grievance, he said with some sobs: "We didn't do anything, weren't we just a little cruel to those Tufan people? My father was not there, and he didn't know how those Tufan people had treated the people of Ming Dynasty.
To be continued...